Question..using stripped paths with DR

V-Ray V-Ray for 3ds Max General
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Right now I am using UNC paths, so even my host machine, which has the the texture maps on it, is looking to the UNC path (ex. \\host machine\C\3d max\project name\sceneassets). I am finding that the material
editor in Max 2014 is very slow to load the texture maps and fill in the material editor. I am thinking this is because of the UNC and network. Am I wrong?

If not, I have heard of a way of stripping the texture paths and saving out the 3dsmax.ini file, which can then be copied over to the slave machines. This should allow
the host to find the files locally and perhaps speed things up.

Anyone familiar with this setup?

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I had this with 2013 and LARGE scenes. I eventually changed to the old material editor AS WELL as OLD MATERIAL BROWSER. The browser would stand still with the new browser, but with the old one it was snappy again

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How did you change back to the old editor and browser?

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"Find the SME.ini file in your documents and settings/*username*/local settings/application data/autodesk/3dsmax/2011/enu/plugcfg folder

Then find in it the lines:
“UseOldMtlBrowser=0” and set the value to 1 (UseOldMtlBrowser=1).

For Win7 users the folders are a little bit different. Go to users/*youruser*/appdata/local/autodesk and so on.."

for the editor top left in the menu under “modes” is an option to choose slate or compact editor. Choose compact

Havent tried this tip for 2014 yet, but it works from old max up untill 2013 at least…

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Thanks! Will give it a shot.